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Cellectis Soars On Transformative Tie-Up With AstraZeneca

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The French biotech’s money concerns are over after a lucrative gene editing deal with AstraZeneca brings in an initial cash commitment of $245m and the possibility of many millions more.

Andre Choulika
André Choulika • Source: Cellectis

Cellectis SA has pulled off a major coup by linking up with AstraZeneca PLC for a gene editing and manufacturing pact that could potentially be worth multi-millions of dollars, with the UK giant taking a sizeable stake in the French biotech.

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